The School of Satisfaction

"My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
And my mouth will praise You with joyful lips,
When I remember You upon my bed,
And meditate on You in the watches of the night,
For You have been my help,
and in the shadow of Your wings I will sing for joy.
My soul clings to You;
Your right hand upholds me."

Psalm 63:5-8

Satisfaction. Like at the end of a Thanksgiving dinner. Feeling good and ready to relax.

That's the type of relationship we crave with others, but most importantly with God.

How did David get to that point? How did he reach the point of being satisfied with God?

He was satisfied with God as he remembered the work of God in his times of difficulty.

He could look back over the trials and remember how God had delivered him. That brought satisfaction to him.

No one else stood by him when he fought Goliath.

God alone rescued him over and over from the hand of Saul.

Even his brothers ridiculed him.

Now as he looks back, he is satisfied in God.

But what did it take for David to learn to be satisfied? What was required in the school of satisfaction?

Trials.

If David hadn't stood before Goliath, he wouldn't have seen God's hand of deliverance.

If David hadn't been running for his life from Saul and his army for over a decade, he wouldn't have experienced God's protection.

If David hadn't been ridiculed by his brothers, he wouldn't have experienced God's companionship.

None of us want trials, but it's through trials that we learn to be satisfied in God.

When everything else is taken away from us.

When we find no answers.

When hope has vanished.

That's when we learn that God is our only source of satisfaction.

And then our souls can be satisfied as with fat and rich food.